Fluffy pastel bunnies and plastic grass be gone! We’re celebrating Easter with some modern flair this year, starting with everyone’s favorite activity: dyeing Easter eggs! Here are 12 totally unique techniques that will have you foregoing the grocery store kits and celebrating the season with egg-streme style!
This Curbly guest post was written by Tiffany McLean of Living Saavy I love it when my life and house are organized. This month on Living Savvy, I dedicated all of March to organizing my life and space. I attacked anything behind a close door! I also asked a few other organized bloggers to share their […]
Recently, I had the opportunity to bend the ears of two professional drywall installers. Our conversation included a discussion about the pitfalls of removing popcorn ceilings, either by a DIYer or a pro. For the sake of this post, I’m not going to go into the whole asbestos discussion. Nope, for this post we’re going […]
I have three little girls, two of which are very good at distributing toys, clothes, and books all over the house. After too many days of me chasing after them and cleaning up their messes, it was time to put them in charge of pulling some of the weight around the house. My sanity depended […]
Whether you call them Easter baskets or spring baskets, these delightful DIY creations will add a fresh and festive feel to any space. Pictured above is Diane’s creation. Any self-respecting paper crafter will have everything on hand to re-create one. Running With Scissors has a sweet
I don’t know about you, but my craft supplies tend to find themselves shoved into boxes and bins without any rhyme or reason. One of the items on my ever-growing list of things to do is to tackle this organizational mess. I mean, it’s utter chaos! Applying a few (or all) of these brilliant craft […]
Edible arrangements are quite popular these days. A quick perusal of the internets tells me that they can also be expensive, which is why I am loving these DIY ideas. Living Locuto’s darling veggie bouquets (pictured above) would
Whether you’re cleaning, deodorizing, or simply looking for practical solutions, vinegar is an eco-friendly and cost-effective tool that can do wonders inside and outside your home.
Is your jewelry shoved in a drawer somewhere? Do you wear the same pair of earrings day after day because you forget that you own others? Am I the only one saying, “yes”? Well I hope not, because there are some amazing solutions out there for storing and displaying your baubles. Here are 12 […]
We’re all busy cleaning and sprucing and organizing this month, and one of the side effects from the Spring-Cleaning bug is we tend to notice that things need a little… updating. Well, these rooms needed a little more than updating… they needed a complete overhaul and some much needed decorative ingenuity. Want to take a […]
This Curbly guest post is written by Dale Mackey This weekend my friend Steph and I made this chair together. Well, to be completely accurate, we took an old chair and turned it into this vision in white and gold. Inspired by a chair I’d seen at Anthropolgie, we took a free swivel chair I’d […]
This month we’re focusing on cleaning and organization, and we’re giving away a series of helpful cheat sheet PDFs from the Curbly library. Today, we’re unveiling a brand new cheat sheet: a handy list of effective household stain removers.
Getting the laundry room ship-shape for spring will be a SNAP with these very clever hacks. There’s something for everyone too. Woodworkers can go all out with Ana White’s Laundry Basket Dresser plan, pictured above. If you’d rather keep your tools in their chest, check out this super simple idea from Craft Blog. A ‘blob’ […]
We’re wrapping up the “Does It Work?” Challenge with a suburban legend. For years I’ve heard that you can use powdered lemonade mix to clean the rust stains out of your dishwasher. So, in honor of cleaning and organization month, we’re putting the powder to the test to answer the burning question, does it work?
We’re halfway through cleaning and organization month at Curbly and all week we’ve been putting housekeeping tips and tricks to the test. Cleaning windows with newspaper and coffee filters. Polishing silver with baking soda. Using wax paper instead of Swiffer cloths. And today I’m subbing Swiffer cloths with wax paper. It’s cheaper, for sure, but does it work? Read on […]
March is cleaning and organization month on Curbly and I am testing out some housekeeping subs and shortcuts to see if they really work. Monday I tried cleaning glass with newspaper and coffee filters. Yesterday I gave polishing silver with baking soda a whirl. Today, I see if cooking spray will prevent melted wax from sticking to […]
Cloth napkins are just waiting to be blossomed into flowers, and with spring, Easter and Mother’s Day just around the corner, I thought a round up might be in order! All entrants include links to tutorials…of course. Pictured above
In observance of Cleaning and Organization month on Curbly, we’re staging our own version of Mythbusters and trying out some fabled household tips and tricks to see if they really work. Yesterday, I tried cleaning windows with newspaper and coffee filters. Today I attempt polishing silver with a shortcut using baking soda, but not in […]
Over at EcoSalon this past month – where Shelter is where the heart is and the green is always greener – we obsessed over Pantone in theory (the app) vs. practice (the hotel); celebrated Valentine’s Day like practical gals and fixed up a broken heart; font-renewed and blissed out; voyeured our way into the homes […]
From cleaning and deodorizing to stain removal and fire safety, baking soda proves that sometimes the simplest solutions are the most versatile and effective around the house.
